Woman 'raped when she was asleep', Kildare court claim
A garda claimed the man was in a relationship with the woman
A woman was raped when she was asleep, it was alleged in Naas Distrrict Court.
A Dublin man, aged in his 30s, faces five allegations of rape and three of indecent assault at an address in north Kildare.
The offences are alleged to have taken place on dates in November and December 2022 and between a date in November 2022 and January 2023.
Sgt Dave Hanrahan told the court the man is on station bail and Garda Paul Condon gave evidence of serving him with a book of evidence. The sergeant also said the man was in a relationship with the woman and they were partners
The defendant was sent forward for trial to the Central Criminal Court by Judge Desmond Zaidan. He told the defendant that details of any possible alibi would have to be provided to the prosecution in advance of the start of any trial.